You currently have javascript disabled. Several functions may not work. Please re-enable javascript to access full functionality.

Register a free account to unlock additional features at BleepingComputer.com

Welcome to BleepingComputer, a free community where people like yourself come together to discuss and learn how to use their computers. Using the site is easy and fun. As a guest, you can browse and view the various discussions in the forums, but can not create a new topic or reply to an existing one unless you are logged in. Other benefits of registering an account are subscribing to topics and forums, creating a blog, and having no ads shown anywhere on the site.

google search redirects

Hello when i click on any of the search links in google i get redirected. I use firefox and rarely IE. Both browsers will redirect me off of google links and vipre will prevent the new page from coming up. Firefox bookmarks usually dont redirect and for the most part work ok. I run the free versions of maleware bytes and superantispyware.

When prompted to save Combofix, change the filename BEFORE saving it - any name will do, as long as it has .exe at the end.

Please be aware that this tool may require the PC to be rebooted so close any programs you have open before you start.

When CF has finished, it will produce a log - C:\ComboFix.txt - copy and paste

Let me know how the PC is behaving.

* There are two points to note from the instructions page:

1) The Recovery Console.

It is recommended that you install this as, in certain circumstances, it may be the difference between a successful repair and a reformat. If you are uncertain as to whether or not you already have the Recovery Console installed, simply run CF and it will prompt you if it does not detect it.CF will complete some, but not all, of it's removal tasks without the installation of the Console, so you are free to choose whether you want to complete this step, but it is in your interests to do so.

2) Disabling your Anti-Virus.

CF has been the victim of false-positive detections on occasion and a resident AV may incorrectly identify and delete part of the tool which won't do it much good. If you don't disable your AV, you may not get the results you hoped for!

Let the program run until it has completed and then reboot the PC when it is done.

Assuming that the PC doesn't attempt to self destruct following this step, you're about done and you can work through the rest of this post. If the PC doesn't behave itself, and there should be no ill effects from this step, post the log that has been produced and we'll take it from there.

Go to Start > Control Panel > Java and select the General Tab.Under Temporary Internet Files, click on Settings...Cick on Delete Files...Ensure that "Applications and Applets is checked - "Trace and Log Files" is optional - and then click on OK.

Your copy of Adobe Reader is out of date. You can get the latest version here, feel free to uncheck the McAfee download first, or you can update from within the program itself: Help > Check for Updates...

I want you to run your PC as normal for a few days and when you are happy that everything is fine, do the following:

Go to Start > Run, enter the following into the textbox and click OK: ComboFix /Uninstall This will uninstall Combofix and do a little housework besides.

Create a new Restore Point with a memorable name - this will give a clean one should you need it in the future. If you use a Restore Point from before this point you may reinstall any infection that was present at the time, so only do so if using this latest one doesn't solve any issues.A tutorial for System Restore is available here.